Arthur Palmer Acland (1726 - 1771)

Born 1726 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Oxenham) Acland — married about 1755 in England

Descendants

Died 1771 at about age 45 in Fairfield, Somerset, England

Problems/Questions Profile manager: James Allen [send private message]

Biography

Arthur was born in 1726. He was the 2nd son of Sir Hugh Acland, M.P., 6th Baronet, and Cicely Wroth.

He married Elizabeth Oxenham of Devon. They had issue, including:

• Maria Palmer Acland d. 31 Jan 1845
• Tom Acland d. 1843
• Elizabeth Acland d. May 1843
• Sir John Palmer-Acland, 1st Bt. 1756-1831
• Frances Acland b. 1761
• Lt.-Gen. Sir Wroth Palmer Acland b. 1770-1816

They lived at Fairfield, Stogursey, Somerset, which he had inherited from Peregrine Palmer on his death in 1762. Peregrine had inherited it from Elizabeth (Wroth) Palmer in 1737, who inherited it from her husband, Peregrine's brother Thomas in 1717. Elizabeth was the sister of Arthur's mother, Cicely.

He passed away in 1771.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Hugh_Acland,_6th_Baronet (father's page)
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p3816.htm#i38157 (issue)

Research Notes

The Peregrine Palmer who died in 1762 was this one, a son of Nathaniel Palmer and grandson of the original Peregrine Palmer MP.

The "uncle's brother" line at Wikipedia may be accurate (even though barring fathers, it usually just means the same as "uncle"). Peregrine II's brother Thomas married Elizabeth Wroth, Cicely's sister. So "uncle" really means "husband of aunt" here. By the by, Cicely and Elizabeth's father, Thomas was Peregrine's cousin, if you like a bit of consanguinity.